Cement vault.



W. H. B'ALES.

CEMENT VAULT.

YAPELIOMION FILED AUG.2'1,1911.

1,023, l 1 8. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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\ W. H. BALES.

CEMENT VAULT.

PPLIGATIoxr FILED AUG. 21, 1911.

1,023,1 18. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.v

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WILLIAM H. BALES, OF FABMLAND, INDIANA.

CEMENT VAULT..

To all whom 'it may concern:

useful Cement Vault, of which the follow` ing is a specification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a burial case, thesides and ends of whichv are connected in a novel manner, by means of adove-'tailed construction, whereby the sides and the ends will be drawntogether automatically, to 'secure' the corners of the case. r

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means, forpreventing water from leaking through the lid of the case.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a burial case which maybe lowered into the grave piece-meal, the construction being such Athatthe burial case may -be assembled readily in the grave.

With the' foregoing and other objects-in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the vdetails of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, `it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment .of invention herein disclosed can be made within the sco eof what is claimed without departing rom the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 shows the invention in sectionalside elevation-Fig. 2 is an end elevation; Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section upon the line sides 2, the sides 2 being interengagedwith ends 3, the ends 3, of course, coperatmgy with the sides 2 insupporting the top 1, the

ends 2 and thesides 3 being supported upon the bottom 4. l l

The bottom 4 (see Fig. 5) is transversely divided to form sections 5.The bottom 4,

considered as an entity,is provided with a central upstandin` rib 6,about which the sides 2 and the en s 3 to define a flange 7 about theperlphery of the bottom 4, and upon this iange 7 the The rib serves'Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 16,1912 Application ledAugust 21, 19,11.

Serial No. 645,072.

sides 2'and the ends 3 rest. the sections 5 of the bottom 4 there is anupstanding lug 8, adapted to support the coflin '1n spaced relation withrespect tothe bottom Upon each of i 4. The-sections 5 of the bottom 4are provided along their meeting edges with overlapping `lips 9,preferably, although not necessarily, of rectangular construction.

The top 1 consists of sect-ions 33, similar in extent to the sections 5of thebottom 4.

These sections 33 are equipped t their ends with overhangin lips 10. T eabutting faces 11 of the lips 10 are diagonally dis- 'posed with respectto the plane of the top 1, the construction being such that in one ofthe sections 33 there is fashioned a groove 12, extended thevfull widthof the top 1. Any moisture finding its Way into the groove 12, will beconductedtransversely `of the burial case, and will be delivered beyondthe contour of the case, instead of trickling down upon the coilin. TheVinterior of the case is maintained, further, in a dry condil tion, byreason of the .fact that the upper edges of' the sides2 and of the ends3 'will slant downwardly and outwardly, as shown at 14. Into the anglesdefined by the slant edges 14 and by the lower face Fof the top 1,cement 15 may be inserted; and, indeed, it will be understood withoutfurther reference, -that all of the interstices in the case may becemented, if desired.

Four duplicate structures are provided, each of which serves to uniteone end of one of the sides 2 with one end of the end members 3. But oneof these structures will be described. The side' 2 is cut away as shownat 16, uponits inner face 17, to define a primary shoulder 18 and arectangularly disposed secondary shoulder 19, there being an inwardlyprojecting lower lug 20 located adjacent the bottom of the side 2, inthe angle defined by the primary shoulder 18 and the secondary shoulder19. .The upper face 21 of the lug 20 4slants downwardly and outwardly,the secondary shoulder 19 t/er'- minating as shown at 22, short of theupper edge 23 of the side 2. The secondary/shoulder 19 is provided witha downwardly and outwardl slanting upper face 24, the face 24 extening'throughout a portion only of the length of the shoulder, to dene anupper lug 25. The end 3 is provided in its end wall 26 with a lowernotch 27 and with an ,upper notch 28, the lower faces 29 of both ofwhich, slant inwardly and upwardly, the

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lower notch `l27 defininga lug 3l), adapteditJo.

engage with the lower lug 20 of the side 2,

\- andrthefupper notc`h`28 defining a lug 31 adapted to engage over theupper edge of the secondary shoulder 19, behind the upstanding lug 25.The lug 31 is equipped with a recess 32, adapted to receive the upperlug 25 of the side 2. It will be seen that, owing to the foregoingconstruction,

the side and the end of the burial case will be held securely togetherat their points of juncture.

The burial case may beplaced, piece by piece, within the grave, by oneperson, and

may be assembled in the grave, thereby obviating the necessity ofemploying cumbersome hoisting mechanism, or the necessity for callinginto requisition, the services of more than one person.

.Having thus described theinvention what is claimed Ais:-

. A burial case lncluding a 51de cut away upon its inner face to definea prlmary shoulder and a rectangularly disposed sec' ondary shoulder,there -being an inwardly projecting lower lug located adjacent thebottom of the side, in the angle defined by nto engage over theupperedge o ondary shoulder behind the upper lug,"t'he the'primary andsecondary shoulders, the' upper 'face of the lug slanting downwardly andoutwardly, the secondary shoulder terminating short of the upper faceofthe side,

and having its upper face slanted downwardly and outwardly for a'portion of its length only, to define an upper lug; and an end adaptedto abut laterally against the primary shoulder and to abut terminallyagainst the secondary shoulder, the end being provided'in its end wallwith a lower A notch and with an upper notch, the lower faces of both ofwhich slantinwardly and upwardly, the lower notch defining a lug adaptedto engage the lower lug of the side, and the upper notch deining a lugadapted the sec-

